By default, Proclaim displays your song in the same order as it exists in your database. You can, however, customize a song’s verse order in your presentation. Once you enter your desired verse order, Proclaim creates and orders your song slides in the sequence you specified and saves the customization for use in later presentations.
Add a song item to your presentation and enter a title to search My Songs (songs you have created, imported, or customized), your linked CCLI SongSelect database (if available), and the Hymnbase (public domain hymns).
Learn more about adding songs or linking to your SongSelect account from Proclaim.
In the content box of your song, add headings in all caps to each song section (VERSE 1, VERSE 2, CHORUS, BRIDGE, etc.) When you enter headings in this format, they will not appear on your slides. Section headings you add will appear in the drop down above the text when you enable the custom verse order.
In the example below, the song has three verses, a chorus, and a final tag.
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Beneath the title of the song is the verse order. Check the verse bar box on the left to enable custom verse order.
Adjust the order by entering or removing a section heading in the verse bar. Click the verse in the verse bar to display a dropdown menu and insert your desired section or use a shorthand notation - see below for a full list.
If you want to repeat a chorus, verse, bridge, etc., add a comma and repeat the section heading in the verse bar. Proclaim will repeat that section of your song.
Note
Note: The verse bar enables customization without removing lyrics from your database. The verse bar tells Proclaim which lyrics to show in your presentation, while the song lyrics contain the full lyrics in your database. Keeping these two sections separate gives you full customization without making destructive changes to your database. In other word, changes to the verse order do not affect the song order in your database. Repeating or deleting a section from the verse order does not create additional lyrics in the database or remove sections from the song in the database. The verse bar simply tells Proclaim what lyrics to show/hide from your database during your presentation.
You can even create a custom verse name that is not included in Proclaim by adding curly brackets {} to that label. Bracketed verse tags appear in the custom verse bar.
Note
Note: Proclaim saves any customized songs you create to My Songs. This means if you always sing a song the same way, you don’t have to customize the song each time. When you add the song lyrics, select the version under My Songs to sing your customized verse order. You can also add a custom song from a previous presentation by reusing an item.
This process makes changes to the main arrangement, but if you don't want to alter the main arrangement, click on the Main Arrangement bar, then Save As New Arrangement.
Proclaim permits certain shorthand notations for quick use in the custom verse bar. While On Air, you can quickly jump to song slides by pressing a shorthand notation.
Here is a full list of options and the shorthand notations you can use:
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Verse tag: |
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Verse |
V, V1, 1 |
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Chorus |
C1 |
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Pre-chorus |
P1 |
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Bridge |
B |
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Tag |
T |
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Title |
T (if Tag is not present) |
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Interlude |
I |
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Blank |
B (Bridge prioritizes over blank) |
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{Custom} |
First letter of custom tag |